Wyoming oil boom touted at Salt Creek field
A Wyoming dispatch reports Salt Creek field as the state’s greatest oil producer with wells in Powder River extension exceeding 300 barrels daily. Major companies including New York Oil, Hinckmore Oil, and Denver-Chicago outfits claim vast holdings and high potential. Denver investment groups, Paramount and Great Divide Oil, control thousands of acres and discuss multi‑million valuations, while other capital from Kansas City and Seattle drill west of Denver proper.
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Bior
Salt Creek Fict
Vapor
Cushing Field
Oklahoma
Salt Creek
Healdon Pool
Texas
United States
Denver
Midwest OF
Paramount
Great Divide OM Companion
Donever
Fred Moffat
Alleen Stocker
Warwick, Downing
Wren
Haslett
Independence
Kana
Seattle
Weshington
Kansas City
FE. J. Massam
Mr. Massam
Railroad predicted to reach Greybull valley soon
A. Coon of the Big Horn County Hustler predicts rapid development in the Big Horn Basin with a railroad reaching the Greybull valley soon. He argues sugar beet growth and alfalfa conversion will attract a Burlington line, boosting irrigation and beet production near rail access.
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Greybull Valley
Basin Country
Big Horn Basin
Billings
Greybull
Plan to industrialize the Big Morn Basin unfolds
The article describes a plan to establish a large irrigation and refrigeration complex in the Great Oregon area, promising rapid change as the basin begins to prosper. It notes thousands of farmers will settle there, transforming the region in coming years.
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Nowand
Insane Man Found Wandering on Prairie Dog Deck Ranch
Sheridan dispatch reports a 22 year old man wandering on Hamm ranch near Prairie Dog deck. Sheriff J A C Thomas brought him to Sheridan and placed him in county jail for inquiry. Government representative to discuss forest road plans with county commissioners on December 11 under the Shackelford bill, funding roads in national forests.
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Sheridan
Hamm Ranch
Prairie Dog Deck
J. A. C. Thomas
Forest Reserve
Shackelford
National Forests
Nebraska couple wed at Laramie
Laverne Pyle of Lincoln Nebraska and Miss Mary Love of North Platte Nebraska received a marriage license Tuesday morning and were married by Rev C A Wright at the Methodist parsonage after arriving in Laramie and presenting at the county clerk's office.
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Laramie
Laverne Pyle
Lincoln
Neb
Mary Love
North Platte
Court House
C. A. Wright
Defeated Candidates Plan Out-of-State Moves
Two Park County candidates defeated in the recent election announce plans to relocate. C. H. Scoville, Republican candidate for county clerk, will move with his wife and daughter Bernice to Atchison Kansas where he will engage in county mapping. LEB Ferguson, defeated for county attorney, will relocate from Powell to Chicago to join a law firm partnership.
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Powell
Chicago
Burlington Road Taking Inventory
Sheridan December 6. Valuation parties under A B Sidel are inventorying Burlington railroad property on the Sheridan division. The nationwide government inventory will follow to value the system, covering tracks equipment buildings stock and furniture. A five person crew currently inventories Sheridan buildings and furniture. 146 buildings are listed. Each building is measured to determine construction material value, then depreciation is subtracted to estimate current value.
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Sheridan
A. B. Sidel
Burlington Railroad
Former Laramie Man Tries to Kill His Daughter
In Denver Monday night Fred Pilger a 42 year old former Laramie resident and Union Pacific railroad worker tried to kill his year old daughter after bootlegging whiskey. His wife was beaten while rescuing the infant and fled with their two children to her mother’s home. The next day Mrs Pilger reported to police and received medical care. authorities are searching for Pilger.
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Laramie
Deco
Fred Pilger
Union Pacific Railroad
Denver
C. K. James
Pilger
Livestock Carloads Sent to Denver Market
Dec. 6. King Sheep Co sent a carload of sheep to Denver. Paul Pascoe of Wyoming sent a carload of cattle to that market. Dawson of Walden had a carload of horses in stockyards for Denver. Hunter and Hunter loaded ten cattle cars at Deerwood for St Joseph and Denver. They delivered to Union Pacific via Colorado Wyoming and Eastern. Ten cattle cars, three horse cars, and eight sheep cars fed at stockyards Monday night.
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Laramien
King Sheep Company
Denver
Paul Pascoe
Wyoming
Dawson of
Walden
Hunter & Hunter
Deerwood
St. Joseph
Union Pacific
Colorado
Library drive to organize Rock River collection
County Librarian W. Ingham of Albany County will visit Rock River tomorrow afternoon to aid the local effort in forming a public library. M. Denny, formerly of Laramie, supports the project as residents rally behind the plan.
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Rock River
W. & Ingham
Albany County
M. Denny
Laramie
Livestock Board Meeting in Cheyenne Scheduled in December
The State Board of Livestock Commissioners will hold meetings in Cheyenne on December 11 15 and 16 to dispose of routine business. On December 18 the board will meet stock associations and others to discuss livestock laws and proposed feedmenta. Pred L Thompson.
Rancher Gored by Bull Near Evans In Narrow Escape
Colorado farmer Frank Boulter was knocked down and bruised while passing through a pasture east of Evans on Tuesday. He suffered body bruises and cracked ribs, and credits a timely neighbor’s arrival with preventing a fatal goring by the enraged bull.
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Greeley
Colo
Frank Boulter
Evans
Girl On Way to Wyoming Duped By Stranger
Josephine Wicowska a 20 year old from Scranton Pa journeyed to Cambria Wyoming to help her sister. An unknown man urged her off the train near Pittsburgh and pretended to wire her sister. The Cambria postmaster reported the sister dead and urged against her travel. She reached Chicago where Travelers Aid aided her.
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Chicago
Josephine Wicowska
Scranton
Cambria
Wyo
Pittsburg
Stile
Travelers’ Aid Society
Passengers Injured as Glass Falls on Train Incident
Four persons were cut by falling glass and injured when New York Pittsburg express No. 47 westbound derailed at Jeannette Pennsylvania as it sped through at about 60 miles per hour after striking a track.
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Jeannette
New York
Bread Baskets Crash Against Windows in Disorderly Scene
A chaotic incident ends with a load of empty bread baskets tumbling and crashing against windows. No injuries reported as bystanders react to the sudden mess and officials assess the damage.
Cure a Cold in One Day Promises With LAA AY INE Tablets
Advertises LAA AY INE tablets to cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee by Druggista. Mentions FL W. GROVE'S signature on each box and refunds if it fails to cure.
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Druggista
W. Grove
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